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At Leicester Crown Court he admitted robbery, attempted robbery, possessing a knife in a public place and aggravated burglary.

The court heard, in mitigation, that the offending was related to Worden’s then drugs misuse.

What the judge said

Recorder Geoffrey Solomons said: “For someone who’s still only 20 you’ve acquired a considerable record, in particular at the end of 2014 you were sentenced to three years detention in respect of robbery, possessing a firearm and possessing a knife in a public place.

“That is the background against which I have to sentence you in respect of these offences.

“You, firstly, approached two young men and threatened them with a knife in order to obtain their telephones and were successful as far as one was concerned but not regarding the other; as the complainant stood up to you, to some extent.

“You were in possession of a knife which you used to threaten them with.

“The possession and use of weapons in that way, in particular knives, even when they aren’t used to injure, are serious offences.

“One only has to consider the recent publicity concerning the use of knives to inflict injury and, quite often, death of individuals to realise how serious such offences are.

“In a situation such as the one you orchestrated, it’s very easy for the situation to get out of hand and for the knife, which was only intended to be used to threaten, to be used in an offensive way to cause injury and sometimes worse.

“Later on the same day, you went to the flat of someone you knew and used a knife to make threats.

“Your previous convictions, for possessing a firearm and a knife, show you’re someone who’s prepared to resort to the use of weapons in order to threaten people to obtain property from them.